The Apocalypse of Peter is the first modern collection of studies on this intriguing Early Christian book, that has mainly survived in Ethiopic. Judgment awaits those who are blind, and, in the end, they will not prevail. As scholars continue to study them and perfect their understanding of the ancient languages, more insights are sure to be found.

If only one lesson were to be learned from these visions of heaven and hell, it would have to be that each person should make the right choice and stay free of sin. The text is extant in two incomplete versions of a lost Greek original, one Koine Greek,[1] and an Ethiopic version,[2] which diverge considerably. Further complicating matters, many of the manuscripts for either work are styled as a "Testament of Our Lord" or "Testament of Our Savior".

The latter group would stand waist high in a lake of foul matter. Women who have abortions are set in a lake formed from the blood and gore from all the other punishments, up to their necks. His questions allowed the Savior to explain that the fig tree was Israel. Peter then orders his son Clement not to speak of this revelation since God had told Peter to keep it secret: Clement of Alexandria appears to have considered the Apocalypse of Peter to be holy scripture. In the light, the priests were praising Jesus. Overall, it may be said of either recension that the text has grown over time, and tended to accrete smaller works.

The issue here probably reflects the divisions between the Gnostics and Orthodox Christianity, which were rampant in the third century. It was probably written early in the second century. There is every possibility that the older portions that are in common to all of the major manuscripts will turn out to have recensions in other languages, such as Syriac, Coptic, Church Armenian, or Old Church Slavonic. The Apocalypse of Peter or Revelation of Peter is an example of popular early Christian apocalyptic literature.Once a serious candidate for inclusion in the New Testament, it was considered scripture by several ancient Christian authorities, but was lost to history for more the 1500 hundred years until its rediscovery near the turn of the twentieth century. eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'newworldencyclopedia_org-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_3',169,'0','0'])); Another text, given the modern title the Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter, was found in the Nag Hammadi library. By the mid-fifth century, however, it was clear that the work would not be accepted into the Christian canon. Pointed out in detail by David Fiensy, "Lex Talionis in the 'Apocalypse of Peter'", The canonic New Testament context of this image is discussed under, Clement 41.1–2 48.1 correspond with the Ethiopian text M. R. James in introduction to Translation and Introduction to Apocalypse of Peter. Eusebius (c. 339 C.E. They are astonishingly beautiful. Though it was considered sacred literature for centuries, it was eventually rejected once leaders came to terms with the fact that Peter did not actually write it. Although more complete, it suffers from a large number of later additions. In addition, apocryphal works of a later era seem to have drawn from it.

Jesus explained that these were Moses and Elijah, at which point Peter asked whether he should build three tabernacles, one for Jesus and one for each of them.

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Also the Epistle of Barnabas and that called the Revelation of Peter.

The Apocalypse of Peter is best known for its lurid descriptions of the punishments of hell. It reads: "The Apocalypses of John and Peter only do we receive, which some among us would not have read in church." Jesus invites the disciples to come a mountain with him to pray. Let's say, for example, that someone had blasphemed. Scholars think it was probably a translation of an earlier Greek document. Eventually, shoots would arise, referring to the Jews who believed that Jesus was the Messiah and had suffered martyrdom.

eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'newworldencyclopedia_org-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_4',167,'0','0']));eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'newworldencyclopedia_org-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_5',167,'0','1']));eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'newworldencyclopedia_org-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_6',167,'0','2'])); New World Encyclopedia writers and editors rewrote and completed the Wikipedia article [7] Some of the punishments in hell according to the vision include: The Gospel parables of the budding fig tree and the barren fig tree, partly selected from the parousia of Matthew 24,[10] appear only in the Ethiopic version (ch. The better known part of the Apocalypse of Peter is the older but fragmentary Akhmim text, named for the place of its discovery in Egypt. It was probably written around 100-200 AD. The glorious residents joining in songs of praise to God, taking turns yet singing "with one voice.". Work on this unusual body of medieval near eastern Christianity is still very much in its infancy. The Apocalypse of Peter (Greek version) is framed as a vision granted to Peter by Jesus, first of heaven, and then of hell.

Although the tide began to turn against it through the work of Athanasius (mid-fourth century) and others, Macarius Magnes (early fifth century) still cites the Apocalypse of Peter as scripture (Apocritica, iv., 6).

The men who had adulterous relationships with them are hung by their feet, with their heads in the mire, next to them.

A copy of this Ethopic (Coptic) one was first discovered in 1910. The essence of this text is a trip through heaven and hell.

For the date of the Ethiopic version, see C. Mauer in E. Henecke, E. Schneemelcher and R. Wilson. Both the dead and the living will thus face God's judgment in their physical bodies. Then Peter saw it, and "we were full of gladness.". Then they are forced up it, over and over again, ceaselessly, to their doom. The Apocalypse of Peter was well known even before its discovery in 1886-87 at Akhmim in Upper Egypt. It begins with the Savior sitting in the temple in the three hundredth year of the covenant. [3] The manuscript is in the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo. Women who had committed adultery would be hung by their hair, men by their loins. Like the Clementine literature, the Apocalypse of Peter was written for an intellectually simple, popular audience and had a wide readership. Here "punishing angels" in dark clothing do their unpleasant work. Part of a vast collection of materials dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern. (It is interesting that the existence of other Apocalypses is implied, for several early apocryphal ones are known: see Apocalyptic literature.) Those who persecute the righteous are cast into darkness, beaten by evil spirits, and eaten by worms.

The Apocalypse of Peter was well known even before its discovery in 1886-87 at Akhmim in Upper Egypt.